WSOP ME Day 3 Live Streaming on now
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The 2011 World Series of Poker is down to its final two summer days. Today marks Day 7 of the marathon Main Event, and just 57 players of the 6,865 who started have been lucky enough to make it this far.
Some would argue there's no luck involved. Take Ben Lamb, for example, who's been in and out of the chip lead for the bulk of the last two weeks. He's already racked up five cashes, three final tables, and a bracelet at this Series, and he very clearly has his sights fixed on bracelet number two. With his run yesterday, he overtook Phil Hellmuth for the lead in the Player of the Year race once again, and he finds himself second in chips with 9.8 million as he starts the sprint down the home stretch.
All we can ask for are some good stories to come out of the final days of the Main Event, and so far, it has not disappointed. We've got four members of Team PokerStars left, and one of them already has some Main Event history in his bloodline. Australia's Tony Hachem -- brother of 2005 champ Joe -- will join Sebastian Ruthenberg, JP Kelly, and Team Onliner Andrew Brokos in sporting the starred-spade patches at the tables today. Some of the other notables left include two-time bracelet winner Minh Nguyen, Dutchman Ruben Visser, Erick Lindgren, David Bach, Bryan Devonshire, and WSOP Circuit National Champion Sam Barnhart. A bit closer to the top we find Bryan Devonshire (5.97 million), Phil "USCphildo" Collins (7.42 million), and Matt Giannetti (7.94 million) as well.
Another noteworthy pair of players in the field: Doc Sands and Erika Moutinho. Sands has three deep WSOP cashes to his credit this year, and a bit more laddering in this Main Event will push him up over $1 million in cashes for his career. Moutinho is our last lady standing, an impressive accomplishment in itself. She's only got one prior cash at the WSOP, but she's got a good mentor showing her the ropes right now -- her boyfriend, Doc Sands. We're likely to learn more as the event presses on, but it's quite amazing to have a couple still left standing together in the top 1% of this field.
All those players -- 57 in total -- will return to the Amazon Room today at noon for the penultimate day of this little game of high-stakes chicken. The schedule for the day has not been disclosed yet, but we'll go out on a limb and guess we'll play four levels or down to 18 players, whichever comes first. More info to come on that as soon as it's made available to us.
Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/live-repor...poker/event-58-no-limit-hold-em-championship/
Some would argue there's no luck involved. Take Ben Lamb, for example, who's been in and out of the chip lead for the bulk of the last two weeks. He's already racked up five cashes, three final tables, and a bracelet at this Series, and he very clearly has his sights fixed on bracelet number two. With his run yesterday, he overtook Phil Hellmuth for the lead in the Player of the Year race once again, and he finds himself second in chips with 9.8 million as he starts the sprint down the home stretch.
All we can ask for are some good stories to come out of the final days of the Main Event, and so far, it has not disappointed. We've got four members of Team PokerStars left, and one of them already has some Main Event history in his bloodline. Australia's Tony Hachem -- brother of 2005 champ Joe -- will join Sebastian Ruthenberg, JP Kelly, and Team Onliner Andrew Brokos in sporting the starred-spade patches at the tables today. Some of the other notables left include two-time bracelet winner Minh Nguyen, Dutchman Ruben Visser, Erick Lindgren, David Bach, Bryan Devonshire, and WSOP Circuit National Champion Sam Barnhart. A bit closer to the top we find Bryan Devonshire (5.97 million), Phil "USCphildo" Collins (7.42 million), and Matt Giannetti (7.94 million) as well.
Another noteworthy pair of players in the field: Doc Sands and Erika Moutinho. Sands has three deep WSOP cashes to his credit this year, and a bit more laddering in this Main Event will push him up over $1 million in cashes for his career. Moutinho is our last lady standing, an impressive accomplishment in itself. She's only got one prior cash at the WSOP, but she's got a good mentor showing her the ropes right now -- her boyfriend, Doc Sands. We're likely to learn more as the event presses on, but it's quite amazing to have a couple still left standing together in the top 1% of this field.
All those players -- 57 in total -- will return to the Amazon Room today at noon for the penultimate day of this little game of high-stakes chicken. The schedule for the day has not been disclosed yet, but we'll go out on a limb and guess we'll play four levels or down to 18 players, whichever comes first. More info to come on that as soon as it's made available to us.
Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/live-repor...poker/event-58-no-limit-hold-em-championship/
Has Pokerstars or Full Tilt started paying US players yet?
Bernie Madoff ain't got shit on any of these sites if they never refund U.S players.
Whoa. Ben Lamb just got away on the cheap. AA vs his KK. Wow. He just lost a mill but it could have been for all of them.
We didn't see the pre-flop action. I like to know what happened there. Both were slow playing and then both got scared of a 9 :shrug:
Dat true but had the Pink Flamingo pushed on the river with a good sized bet I gaurantee that Lamb shoves back and then it could have gotten ugly.
To get off the hook for only a mill was pretty sweet for Lamb.
Lamb opened preflop to 135,000 Pinky 3bet to 235,000. Lamb called.
Flop came 6C 4S 9D
Lamb chkd and Pinky bet 300,000. Lamb called.
Turn was a 5C
Lamb chkd and Pinky Bet 425,000.
River comes 9H
Both chk and show.
Flop came 6C 4S 9D
Lamb chkd and Pinky bet 300,000. Lamb called.
Turn was a 5C
Lamb chkd and Pinky Bet 425,000.
River comes 9H
Both chk and show.
Lamb would shove back on the river and the AA would prob fold. So, that guy is the one who saved. Maybe. Crazy hand, the way that went down.
Yeap we will never know what could have happened. Pinky is pretty aggressive though and he may have tanked worrying that Lamb had a set.
This coverage is gold for the players that make the final table.
IMO, it's much more interesting watching the tournament in this format rather than the format that shows the cards and only the big hands.
IMO, it's much more interesting watching the tournament in this format rather than the format that shows the cards and only the big hands.
Yeap I like it too. I have been watching it non stop. So much that I am starting to read players lol.
I want to see the Old Timer Esposito move up. He has gotten a few lucky breaks. He doesn't like these internet players lol.
That must be cool for you. It starts again any minute. Check the link in the original post if you didn't already know. :toast:
We were watching there earlier but he was never on... He is on ESPN 2 now wearing a white longhorn hat
